The Ginger Tree
1989•12•1 Seasons•4 Episodes•5.7•Ended
Drama
In 1903, a young Scotswoman goes to join her diplomat fiancé in Manchuria. She marries him, and finds herself in a war zone. Disenchanted with her husband, she falls in love with a married Japanese nobleman, Count Kentaro Kurihama, and bears him a son. She carves out a life for herself in Japanese society, despite the hardships and ostracism she faces as both a Westerner and a woman.
Creator
Christopher Hampton
Network
BBC One
Origin
GB
Cast
Samantha Bond
Mary MacKenzie
Daisuke Ryū
Count Kentaro Kurihama
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